diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c1102ae49cc1..ae32ea40dc15e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -167,4 +167,3 @@ cxx_compiler:                           # [unix]
 fortran_compiler:                       # [unix]
 - gfortran                              # [unix]
 ```
-